CASTINE, Maine -- Coast Guard's Mark Behne grabbed an interception in the end zone with 40 seconds left to lead the Bears to a 21-14 victory over Maine Maritime Academy, 21-14 in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) game.

The Mariners amassed 403 rushing yards, led by senior Michael Fahey (Union, Conn.) who ran for 159 yards, and both of Maine Maritime's scores.

Following an exchange of punts to open the game, the Mariners drove 81 yards to the Coast Guard 2-yard line, but Fahey was stopped on 4th-and-1 by Ed Lazowski with 2:44 left in the opening quarter.

Fahey's 1-yard run with 12:46 left in the first half opened the scoring and freshman Chad Martin's (Fairfield, Maine) kick gave the Mariners a 7-0 lead. Maine Maritime used the short field driving just 36 yards for the touchdown.

The Bears fumbled on the second play of their next possession and senior Michael Burgess (North Yarmouth, Maine) recovered the ball for Maine Maritime at the Bear 32-yard line.

On a three play, 32-yard drive, Fahey scored on a 9-yard run and Martin's extra-point gave Maine Maritime at 14-0 lead with 10:45 left in the first half.

The Bears responded with a 10 play, 67-yard drive with Clancy scoring a 3-yard touchdown with 7:06 left in the half and senior Tyler Henning added the PAT to cut the deficit to 14-7.

Coast Guard recovered the ball on the ensuing kickoff to regain possession at the Maine Maritime 27-yard line. Derek Victory found Kyle Jackson for a 37-yard touchdown to tie things at 14-14.

The Mariners put together a 15-play 66 yard drive, setting up a 22-yard field goal from Martin, but the try was blocked by Coast Guard's Joe Rizzardi.

To start the fourth quarter, Will Daniels intercepted Fahey's pass and returned the ball 30 yards to the Maine Maritime 35-yard line, setting up a 8-play, 35-yard drive that was capped off by a 7-yard pass from Victory to Jordan Groff to give the visitors a 21-14 lead.

The Mariners built a 17-play, 84-yard drive with time winding down, but on a 4th-and-goal, Behne, picked off Fahey's pass to seal the victory for Coast Guard.

Kyle Wood led the Bears with 18 tackles, including nine solo stops, while Cody Chapman (Bangor, Maine) led the way defensively for the Mariners with eight total tackles, and Jeddy Doyon (Hampden, Maine) forced a fumble while adding four tackles.

The Mariners (1-3, NEFC 0-2) return to action on October 17th when they host Western New England at Ritchie Field. Coast Guard improves to 3-2, 2-0 in the NEFC, and will also return to action on October 17 when they host MIT.